Special recognition was given on March 8, 2026, to all those who helped create the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center, Brooklyn’s newest and largest recreation center, located in East Flatbush at 3105 Farragut Place.
“We are in the presence of something extraordinary right now, and I want to thank all the elected officials in this room who fought for and advocated for this,” former Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “But a special thank you to Farah Louis because throughout this whole process, if I saw Farah anywhere, she brought this up to try to make this happen.”
Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Marty Maher expressed similar sentiments about how District 45 Councilmember Louis “schooled” him by insisting on a fully equipped state-of-the-art facility with de Blasio’s support to make it happen…